OAKDALE, La. (KPLC) - SOWELA Technical Community College has announced a $225,000 donation from ExxonMobil for the purpose of creating a second cutting-edge STEM Energy Camp for Southwest Louisiana K-12 educators in the Summer of 2026.

The first pilot energy camp at the Oakdale SOWELA campus, in partnership with the Allen Parish School Board, was hailed as a success this summer by SOWELA.

SOWELA says the STEM Energy camp will provide 40 rural Southwest Louisiana K-12 educators with a unique professional development opportunity. Funds will cover a one-of-a-kind, transformative educational experience inspired by project-based learning. Each participant will complete a project as if they were a student, learn about what makes the topic engaging to students, and build a project or lesson for

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